### From Publishers Weekly In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison that's an irrepressibly literary place. True, his patrons turn books into weapons (and one robs him while out on
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librarian
โ Scribed by Steinberg, Avi
- Book ID
- 100665640
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Massachusetts--Boston., Place of publication not identified
- ISBN
- 038553373X
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison, attracting con men, minor prophets, ghosts, and an assortment of quirky regulars searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world.
โฆ Subjects
Massachusetts -- Boston
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### From Publishers Weekly In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison that's an irrepressibly literary place. True, his patrons turn books into weapons (and one robs him while out on
### From Publishers Weekly In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison that's an irrepressibly literary place. True, his patrons turn books into weapons (and one robs him while out on
### From Publishers Weekly In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison that's an irrepressibly literary place. True, his patrons turn books into weapons (and one robs him while out on
### From Publishers Weekly In this captivating memoir, Steinberg, a Harvard grad and struggling obituary writer, spends two years as a librarian and writing instructor at a Boston prison that's an irrepressibly literary place. True, his patrons turn books into weapons (and one robs him while out on